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Semen inhibits Zika virus infection of cells and tissues from the anogenital region

Authors :
Janis A. Müller
Mirja Harms
Franziska Krüger
Rüdiger Groß
Simone Joas
Manuel Hayn
Andrea N. Dietz
Sina Lippold
Jens von Einem
Axel Schubert
Manuela Michel
Benjamin Mayer
Mirko Cortese
Karen S. Jang
Nathallie Sandi-Monroy
Miriam Deniz
Florian Ebner
Olli Vapalahti
Markus Otto
Ralf Bartenschlager
Jean-Philippe Herbeuval
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Nadia R. Roan
Jan Münch
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

Semen from Zika virus infected individuals can contain high viral loads and can result in sexual transmission. Here, Müller et al. show that semen, and particularly seminal preparations containing extracellular vesicles, inhibit infection of Zika and other flaviviruses.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6c32bac538ea4152bde13f0d2dad20ed
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04442-y